- honeysuckle was used to ease pain
- wax tablet- common for writing letters
- mosquitos carry the malaria parasite
- bloodletting was common to treat headaches, etc.
- Hygeia - prayed to her when ailing
- gladiators were armed to mimic mythical creatures and Rome's past enemies.
- gladiators were matched to make the fights exciting and entertaining.
- murmillo - takes name from greek word for a kind of fish - identified by helmet
- retiarius - lightly armed, equipment of a fisherman
- hoplomachus - helmet - figure of a griffin
----- Powerpoint 1 ------
1. founded by brothers Romulus and Remus (legend -- abandoned by uncle, a she-wolf raised them) Romulus killed Remus and took control of Rome.
2. Patricians-wealthy, aristocratic. Plebians-less wealthy landowners, merchants, farmers. Both Plebians and Patricians could vote and marry but intermarriage was not allowed. Only Patricians could hold office.
3. 1- The Romans sent an army to Sicily to intervene on a local dispute. Carthaginian thought they were invading their territory.
2- Hannibal retaliated against Roman attempts to get Spain to invade Carthage
3- 50 yrs later Rome went to war again and destroyed the Carthage and claimed it as a Roman province called Africa
4. He began a number of public works, projects, and military campaigns in the east.
5. All family members that lived together, father had most power, women had some power (ran businesses and managed estates), ancestor worship was extremely important.
-----2-------
1. Roman Republic - 509 BCE - 30 BCE
Roman Empire - 30 BCE - 476 CE
2. "first among equals" - emperors tried to maintain the facade that they were elected officials and not dictators.
3. established fire and police departments for Rome, established a strong money system, built and maintained the city's infrastructure, encouraged the growth of business, and extended citizenship to more provincials.
4. Pax Romana - Roman Peace
Rome had complete control - almost no warfare. Peace lasted nearly 200 yrs. More and more provincials were granted official Roman citizenship.
5. Emperor is not chosen by the people, right given because of birth/former emperor.
------3------- 1. Diocletian believed that dividing the empire for administrative purposes would strengthen the empire
2. His mother Helena had converted to Christianity -- he converted on his deathbed.
3. Powerful emperor of the Eastern Empire, reunited the Eastern and Western empires for a time, rewrote Roman law,
4. Western : officially ended 476 CE when the last emperor was deposed by a barbarian
Eastern: lasted until 1453 when the empire was conquered by the Ottoman Turks
5. gap between rich and poor, armies made and unmade emperors, decline in patriotism, population decline.
6. Christianity: started in Judea (Roman province)
romance languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Romanian
architecture: aqueducts, bridges, dams, harbors, roads
- honeysuckle was used to ease pain
- wax tablet- common for writing letters
- mosquitos carry the malaria parasite
- bloodletting was common to treat headaches, etc.
- Hygeia - prayed to her when ailing
- gladiators were armed to mimic mythical creatures and Rome's past enemies.
- gladiators were matched to make the fights exciting and entertaining.
- murmillo - takes name from greek word for a kind of fish - identified by helmet
- retiarius - lightly armed, equipment of a fisherman
- hoplomachus - helmet - figure of a griffin
----- Powerpoint 1 ------
1. founded by brothers Romulus and Remus (legend -- abandoned by uncle, a she-wolf raised them) Romulus killed Remus and took control of Rome.
2. Patricians-wealthy, aristocratic. Plebians-less wealthy landowners, merchants, farmers. Both Plebians and Patricians could vote and marry but intermarriage was not allowed. Only Patricians could hold office.
3. 1- The Romans sent an army to Sicily to intervene on a local dispute. Carthaginian thought they were invading their territory.
2- Hannibal retaliated against Roman attempts to get Spain to invade Carthage
3- 50 yrs later Rome went to war again and destroyed the Carthage and claimed it as a Roman province called Africa
4. He began a number of public works, projects, and military campaigns in the east.
5. All family members that lived together, father had most power, women had some power (ran businesses and managed estates), ancestor worship was extremely important.
-----2-------
1. Roman Republic - 509 BCE - 30 BCE
Roman Empire - 30 BCE - 476 CE
2. "first among equals" - emperors tried to maintain the facade that they were elected officials and not dictators.
3. established fire and police departments for Rome, established a strong money system, built and maintained the city's infrastructure, encouraged the growth of business, and extended citizenship to more provincials.
4. Pax Romana - Roman Peace
Rome had complete control - almost no warfare. Peace lasted nearly 200 yrs. More and more provincials were granted official Roman citizenship.
5. Emperor is not chosen by the people, right given because of birth/former emperor.
------3-------
1. Diocletian believed that dividing the empire for administrative purposes would strengthen the empire
2. His mother Helena had converted to Christianity -- he converted on his deathbed.
3. Powerful emperor of the Eastern Empire, reunited the Eastern and Western empires for a time, rewrote Roman law,
4. Western : officially ended 476 CE when the last emperor was deposed by a barbarian
Eastern: lasted until 1453 when the empire was conquered by the Ottoman Turks
5. gap between rich and poor, armies made and unmade emperors, decline in patriotism, population decline.
6. Christianity: started in Judea (Roman province)
romance languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Romanian
architecture: aqueducts, bridges, dams, harbors, roads